AW: Invites!!!!!!! Done annnnd done! (Well, mostly) PIP!

Bimbi284 · April 2010

Holy big weight lifted off my shoulders!!!!!

I FINALLY got the majority of our invites out in the mail today! I stuffed envelopes last night and made a couple of mistakes, so there's just like 4 more I've got to redo...but aside from that...what a relief!!!!

Here's some pics:

FI helping with assembly when he was here a couple of weeks ago. What can I say? The man knows how to work a glue roller!

Envelope Wrap: Front

Envelope Wrap: Back

Belly Band w/ Custom Monogram sticker thingy:

Pocketfold with Invite (You can kinda see the embossing here):

Close-up of the brocade background paper:

Invite Embossing:

RSVP (With the correct date, lol):

All of the inserts together:

LittleSweetie · April 2010

Whoop whoop! They look great - congrats! A weight lifted for sure.

TriSaratops10 · April 2010

They look so good! I especially love your belly band, so elegant!

Congrats!

jtothelee216 · April 2010

They are awesome! Now go celebrate having them done. : )

hkiesling · April 2010

They look fantastic. No turning back now!

kkaew816 · April 2010

They look great!

debbieupper · April 2010

I can attest that these look AMAZING in person. Vilmarie, you did such a great job! I hope it's okay that I'm stealing your clear embossing idea ...

Question - you said you printed the address labels on sticky paper. What kind/ where do you get it? Thanks, chica!

leggwilliams · April 2010

Those are beautiful! Love the clear embossing, I've never seen that done!

Izzygrim · April 2010

So pretty!!!
And tell us more about how you did the clear embossing...

Bimbi284 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_aw-invites-done-annnnd-done-well-mostly-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:9aa1820b-0361-49c7-9063-be05d6569ad8Post:15033980-853d-4dd9-bb66-c05940c8baca">Re: AW: Invites!!!!!!! Done annnnd done! (Well, mostly) PIP!</a>:
[QUOTE]I can attest that these look AMAZING in person. Vilmarie, you did such a great job! I hope it's okay that I'm stealing your clear embossing idea ... :) Question - you said you printed the address labels on sticky paper. What kind/ where do you get it? Thanks, chica!
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</div><div>Awww....thanks Debbie! I got the label paper from <a href="http://www.labelsbythesheet.com" rel="nofollow">www.labelsbythesheet.com</a>. They have various sizes and shapes of labels, and I had originally bought the 1.5" round ones, but couldn't get it to print correctly. Luckily, I had also purchased a bunch of full-sized sheets for the envelope wraps, and had enough left over to make the labels, which I then punched out using a Fiskar's round punchy thingy in 1.5".
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Bimbi284 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_aw-invites-done-annnnd-done-well-mostly-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:9aa1820b-0361-49c7-9063-be05d6569ad8Post:a5859918-ce7e-4613-b5d7-0de21927467f">Re: AW: Invites!!!!!!! Done annnnd done! (Well, mostly) PIP!</a>:
[QUOTE]So pretty!!! And tell us more about how you did the clear embossing...
Posted by Izzygrim[/QUOTE]

<div>Thanks Izzy!! I was gonna post a more in depth tutorial in my bio, but haven't gotten around to it. </div><div>I had the invites printed on stardream text weight paper by an AWESOME company here in Chicago called Inkspot. Then, I used a damask stamp that I purchased from knottie pkharrington. I used a watermark stamp pad (which has clear ink...I used the Versamark brand), and then clear embossing power. Tap off excess powder, fire it up (using an embossing gun), and you're good to go!</div>